bind

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The situation puts central banks in a bind on inflation and interest rates.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

For instance, one of the Bible’s best-known passages has God test Abraham by demanding he bind and sacrifice Isaac.

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026

The crackdown from regulators put Mason in a bind.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

Many economists say India's growth model helps explain the bind.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

“I always said he was a thief. And my mother! To forsake my father, who was like Hyperion, the sun god, and bind herself to this demon! Where is her judgment, where is her reason?”

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein